Day 154: 5 months and counting

The first 5 months have gone well. I am adding one more exercise for February, but let’s look at the numbers first.

Measurement

Sept. 1

Feb. 1

Change

Weight (pounds)

121.8

136.2

+14.4

Body fat percentage

23.5

25.5 [Jan. 2]

+2.0 percentage pts.

Fat weight

28.6

34.7

+6.1

Lean weight

93.2

101.5

+8.3

Total inches

113.6

123.1

+9.6

Weight through Feb. 1

My weight continues to climb since the drop in November.

Exercise

Start*

Feb. 1

Change

Kettlebell swing

32 x 20 lbs.

50/25 x 40 lbs.

+100.0 percent

Myotatic crunch

6.5 x 2.5 lbs.

6.0 x 10 lbs.

+300.0 percent

Single-arm kettlebell swing

25 x 15 lbs.

12/9 x 30 lbs.

+100.0 percent

Isolateral dumbbell incline bench press

2.4/3.0 x 30 lbs.

4.3/5.0 x 30 lbs.

0 percent

Yates row

7.0 x 55 lbs.

3.0 x 125 lbs.

+127.3 percent

Reverse drag curls

6.0 x 25 lbs.

4.0 x 45 lbs.

+80.0 percent

*I started these exercises on different dates.

I am seeing some improvement in my lifting, especially in the isolateral dumbbell incline bench press. When I reached 30 pounds for that exercise, I thought I would never budge that dumbbell an inch. I get three attempts each week, and I have slowly added to my reps.

Maybe by month’s end, I’ll graduate to the next size dumbbell.

My workout time is holding steady: around 3 hours and 30 minutes for the month.

My calorie intake is on the money. I’m shooting for 2,300 to 2,400 a day, and my daily average for January was 2,335 calories.

The project has cost me $282.88 so far. I saved $68.88 in food in January compared to previous monthly averages.

To that end, I’m adding the cat vomit exercise back into the rotation on Mondays and Fridays, on top of kettlebell swings and myotatic crunches. Let’s see if eight times a month will improve that area.